Airlines and travel firms are experiencing a surge in demand following Boris Johnson’s road map for how coronavirus restrictions will be eased. The Prime Minister said on Monday that a Government taskforce will produce a report by April 12 recommending how international trips can resume for people in England. Foreign holidays could be permitted from May 17. In the hours …

Consumer watchdog Which? has warned travellers not to book flights until clarity emerges over international travel after revealing more than two million passengers lost money during Covid. The warning came amid research which found people were left out of pocket after missing flights that continued to operate during the pandemic. The watchdog said local Covid lockdowns or restrictions at destinations …

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged radio listeners this morning not to book summer holidays, adding that they were ‘illegal’. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, he said: “Please don’t go ahead and book a holiday for something which at this stage is illegal.” Some listeners might have been confused by what he said and misled into thinking that even booking a …

National lockdowns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make it illegal for anybody to undertake non-essential travel. Yet, British Airways and Ryanair continue to refuse to offer refunds for passengers who would have to break the law to take their flight. When asked the UK’s five biggest airlines if passengers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can claim …

The labour and works committee of the Valencia government has approved the submission of the working calendar for 2020, which includes 12 public holidays to be celebrated across the region. The final draft, which has been approved unanimously by the unions representing workers, as well as representatives of companies and business confederations, will now be submitted to the government for …

The Valencia tourism department has increased coverage for the Easter period, by opening new temporary centres across the region, and ensuring the existing Tourist Information Centres are open at key times during the holiday. This Easter, there are 26 additional, albeit temporary, tourist information offices, with 13 of them in the Alicante province, including in Torrevieja. The new information points …

You might think that the roads around Torevieja have been particularly busy over the last week or so, and they  have, but not as busy as they are about to become! The second phase of the special Easter roads operation will begin on Wednesday across most of Spain, except in the communities of Valencia and Catalonia, when it will begin …

(Annual tax declaration + Emergency assistance) In the first place, we would like to take this opportunity to kindly inform you about the Annual tax return. We have indeed detected that this issue is still creating some confusion among our new clients.  First, if you own a property in Spain, it is automatically considered as a type…

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For the 2019 working calendar in Spain, there are eight working days which will be considered national holidays, including two which will form a “bridge” around a weekend, as both November 1, All Saints Day , and December 6, Constitution Day, fall on a Friday, These are the national holidays of course, known as “red days”, and therefore we also …

Dear clients and readers, We would like- if we may- to take this opportunity to kindly inform you about the Annual tax return for non-residents with properties in Spain, as we have detected that this issue...

Dear readers, After years of protracted legal ordeal, stress and suffering, homebuyers who were affected by the Spanish property market crisis, are finally recovering the money they paid for holiday homes that were never built. A landmark ruling in Spain’s supreme court in December 21st 2015 (STS 5263/2015) – taking as a reference point the important…

The National holiday celebrated on the 1st of May, the day of the worker, this year falls on a Tuesday, which means that many workers will actually take advantage of a long weekend break, especially as Wednesday is also a Read Full Article...